City of Norfolk Department of Fire-Rescue Scrapbooks, 1936-1972 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: City of Norfolk Department of Fire-Rescue Scrapbooks, 1936-1972

ID: 002/RG 10/0000-001

Primary Creator: City of Norfolk

Other Creators: Barrett, William Franklin (1905-1998)

Extent: 14.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order, except the first three scrapbooks involving special subjects. Loose materials from all the scrapbooks have been separated by subject in alphabetical/chronological order in Box 14.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Music, Norfolk (Va.). Fire Department, Norfolk (Va.). Fire Department--History, Parades, Sports, World War, 1939-1945

Forms of Material: Annual reports, Blank forms, Booklets, Brochures, Circulars (fliers), Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Essays, Facsimiles (reproductions), Greeting cards, Histories (literature genre), Indexes (reference sources), Invitations, Lists (document genres), Newsletters, Newspapers, Organizational charts, Photographs, Poems, Printed ephemera, Procedures (documents), Proclamations, Programs, Reports, Scrapbooks, Stickers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Twenty-four scrapbooks compiled by Fireman William F. Barrett of the City of Norfolk Fire Department in Norfolk, Virginia. The first two scrapbooks include information focusing on the Norfolk Fire Division Band from 1936-1944 and 1947-1949. The third scrapbook consists of information on the Norfolk Fire Department's Fire Prevention Program held in 1948. The remaining scrapbooks primarily consist of newspaper clippings that cover fires, firemen (particularly their deaths), new fire equipment, accidents, natural disasters, police cases, City budget and pay, annexation, and actions of the City Manager. Some of the scrapbooks created during World War II contain clippings about the War. There are some gaps in the scrapbooks; years covered include 1936-1945, 1947-1954, 1956-1957, 1959-1960, 1968, and 1972.

Subject/Index Terms

Music
Norfolk (Va.). Fire Department
Norfolk (Va.). Fire Department--History
Parades
Sports
World War, 1939-1945

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: City of Norfolk Department of Fire-Rescue Scrapbooks, RG10 0000-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed July 26, 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Scrapbook 1],
[Box 2: Scrapbook 2],
[Box 3: Scrapbook 3],
[Box 4: Scrapbooks 4 and 5],
[Box 5: Scrapbooks 6 and 7],
[Box 6: Scrapbooks 8 and 9],
[Box 7: Scrapbooks 10 and 11],
[Box 8: Scrapbooks 12 and 13],
[Box 9: Scrapbooks 14 and 15],
[Box 10: Scrapbooks 16 and 17],
[Box 11: Scrapbooks 18 and 19],
[Box 12: Scrapbooks 20 and 21],
[Box 13: Scrapbooks 22-24],
[Box 14: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks],
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